Colin Mills
Encyclopedia
Colin Mills is a British
educationalist and writer
on children's literature
, literacy
. Brother of comedian
Bob Mills
. Has written extensively on children's literacy and literature
, including Language and Literacy in the Primary School, with Margaret Meek, and contributions to The Routledge Encyclopedia of Children's Literature (2003)
Contributed to UKLA/QCA Project More than Words (2004); wrote Connecting, Creating (with Susan Ellis, 2003).
Taught at Universities of Exeter, Central England, Worcester, and, from September 2007, University of Manchester, where he is Senior Teaching Fellow. His brother is the comedian and writer, Bob Mills. His late father was the actor John Channell Mills.
United Kingdom
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educationalist and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
on children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
, literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
. Brother of comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Bob Mills
Bob Mills (comedian)
Robert Edward "Bob" Mills is a British comedian, notable for his appearances in cult TV series such as In Bed with Medinner and The Show, the latter an attempt to do a non-fictional British version of The Larry Sanders Show.Born in Chester, after a very short spell training for the Merchant Navy,...
. Has written extensively on children's literacy and literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, including Language and Literacy in the Primary School, with Margaret Meek, and contributions to The Routledge Encyclopedia of Children's Literature (2003)
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Contributed to UKLA/QCA Project More than Words (2004); wrote Connecting, Creating (with Susan Ellis, 2003).
Taught at Universities of Exeter, Central England, Worcester, and, from September 2007, University of Manchester, where he is Senior Teaching Fellow. His brother is the comedian and writer, Bob Mills. His late father was the actor John Channell Mills.